SOCS 309: Design Research + Methods

This course introduces students to the multiple methods of conducting design research for facilitating and enhancing people's experiences of designed images, artefacts, spaces, environments, and interfaces. Topics include: marketing, ethnography, cultural probes, scenario development and testing, persona development and testing, journaling, cognitive mapping, empathy tools, body storming, experience prototyping, participatory design research, and ethics.

This course is subject to priority rules; see here.

Prerequisites: 

Completion of 51 Credits

Number of Credits: 
3.00
Repeatable for Credit: 
Yes
Sections: